High protein Mexican black bean recipe with tomato, avocado and onion

Who says you can’t eat healthily on a budget? It is totally possible and not to mention delicious, you just need to get a few good, go-to recipes. This cheap and healthy black bean recipe has been a staple of mine the past month while hitting the gym in preparation for winter and counting my pennies, getting ready for quitting my job to train as a heli-ski guide (ekk)!

You can double the ingredients in this black bean recipe to make extra for lunches, or add chicken for extra protein. It is also delicious with added bacon or pancetta. Mmmmmm bacon!

Add all the spices to the onion (paprika, chilli and cumin) and cook for a minute or two

Add the washed and drained black beans and stir through with the onion and spices

Add the tomato and some water to create a bubbling sauce and help soften the beans

Add the chopped coriander stalks and stir for 2 minutes

Meanwhile dice the avocado

Serve the beans in two bowls with the diced avocado on top, a sprinkle the left over coriander leaves, juice from the lime and a heaped tablespoon of natural Greek yogurt

If adding chicken or bacon, cook these separately and add to the onion when almost cooked through (they will soak the juices of the spices and finish cooking with the remainder of ingredients as above).